Trump and his aides struggle for a message as political blows keep coming

The president — who is down in the polls and has failed to deliver on a big stimulus deal — is resorting to his incendiary attacks.

President Donald Trump is lagging badly in the polls. His promises of keeping America great have been shredded by the pandemic. And he’s now confronting a female political rival who’s uniquely hard to attack. 

Trump is in a slump, and his messaging shows it.

While the president has never been known for discipline when it comes to his communications strategy, he unleashed on Thursday especially sharp and sexist criticisms of several female political rivals — including newly minted Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is proving unrelenting in stimulus negotiations. Continue reading.